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Local Councils network and collaborate at many levels to ensure effective information exchange and the best results for local communities. Click on the links below to find out more about these arrangements.

The LGA supports a number of bodies or "entities" to perform specific tasks for Councils at the State level.

Within SA, councils liaise and work together via regional organisations and the LGA Metropolitan Group and the country regional organisations work together via the SA Regional Organisations of Councils forum within the LGA.

There are similar bodies to the LGA in each State and Territory in Australia (and in most other Countries).

The State and Territory bodies in Australia are federated national to form the Australian Local Government Association.

Council staff also network closely in professional groups to exchange experiences and foster skills development.

Regional Local Government Associations

Local Government in SA is well organised in Regional Local Government Associations (RLGAs), which are independent associations. There are six primary RLGAs in country SA (these can be seen coloured differently on the Council Maps page) as well as the Greater Adelaide Region of Councils (GAROC). Representatives from the six country regions meet together as a committee called the SA Regional Organisations of Councils (SAROC). In addition there are other groups which meet around common geographic interests.

The Australian Local Government Association (then known as the Council of Australian Local Government Associations) was founded in 1947. It is a federation of associations in each of Australia's six states, the Northern Territory and the Government of the Australian Capital Territory.

Professional Bodies

Local Government Transport Advisory Panel

The LGA State Executive Committee established the Local Government Transport Advisory Panel (LGTAP) to propose and monitor a continuing program of projects for the prioritisation of funding under the SLRP. The LGTAP replaced the Local Roads Advisory Committee.